<p>I'm not getting any response from the Mercer section, so I'll put my question here. I know most students at Mercer are in-state so do most go home on the weekends and over very short breaks? I'm from Michigan and considering Mercer. Will I be basically alone on the weekends? Is there still lots of stuff going on on campus?</p>
<p>Not all are in-state, I know 2 that are out of state, so something must go on there over the weekend.</p>
<p>The great majority of students are from Georgia, but they are beginning to get more from students from out-of-state. They would love to see a student from Michigan. I think that at the beginning of freshman year you have a lot of freshmen that go home frequently and then it slows down. </p>
<p>When we visited last year, we met students from Florida and Tennesee. They are really making an effort to get a more geographically diverse student body. They are very generous with merit money.</p>
<p>My daugher spent 2 years @ Mercer and for the most part enjoyed her time there. She is a Ga. native. Being that she was a Piano/pre med student she had plenty to do on the weekends. There is usually something going on in either the fine arts or sports. Macon is a fairly large city with lots to do as well. She has indicated to me that usually about 1/2 pf the student body were on-campus during the weekends. And reflecting upon the time I spent there, I would say the same. Mercer is an excellent school and once one finds there niche w/in the student body they usually do fine. On the fall and spring breaks most students do go home or to a freinds home. I know one weekend my daughter brougt home a international student from Japan. It is like anything else, it is what you make of it. mercer is small enough that the opportunities are available for all. </p>
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